Commercial Club to Discuss Belt Choteau Bus Franchise
Choteau business leaders meet at 7 30 pm at the Stockmen State Bank to discuss Roy Fitzgerald of Great Falls seeking a Belt Choteau bus line franchise. Opponents cite potential impact on rail service by Great Northern and Milwaukee and urge local turnout for the Montana Railroad Commission hearing on February 10 in Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Commercial Club
Stockmens State Bank
Montana Railroad Commission
Great Falls
Choteau
Roy Fitzgerald
Great Falla
Belt and
Great Northern
Milwaukee
Teton County
Pendroy
Commercial Club
Commission
Fitzgerald
Teton Boys Suffer 27 15 Loss at Centerville
Centerville beat Teton 27 to 15 on Centerville's small court last Friday night. Teton travels next to Fort Benton Havre and Big Sandy for an annual trip. The Teton girls meet Augusta in a return game on Chateau floor as part of a doubleheader Saturday.
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Teton
Sand Coulee
Centerville
Teton’s
Fort Benton
Havre
Big Sandy
Augusta
Chateau Floor
Benefit Dance for Teton County Boys Band Friday
The second dance for the Teton County Boys Band will be held tomorrow evening in the high school gymnasium. Proceeds will buy music and equipment for the 16 piece band led by County Agent Robert Clarkson. The group recently performed at the new Farming ton community hall opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Robert Clarkson
Farmington
High Priced Ewes Shipped From Pendroy Monday
Three cars of three-year-old ewes totaling 1250 head were loaded at Pendroy for shipment via the Great Northern from Pendroy to Riebeling. The animals, recently sold by Wellenstein Bros. of Pendroy to Wallace Taylor, fetched about 14 dollars per head.
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Pendroy
Great Northern
Riebeling
Wellenstein Bros
Wallace Taylor
Teton Growers Get Good Price For Late Turkeys
Teton county turkey growers expect strong prices for late birds as the Teton County Shipping Association reports a Chicago minimum of 40 cents per pound for No 1 young toms on a consignment sale. Eighty percent of advances will be paid on receipt in Chateau with the remainder after final Chicago sale. 10 000 pounds expected, shipment loaned Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Teton County Shipping Association
Robert Clarkson
J. H. White Co
Chicago
Association
Chateau
Council orders water survey of cemetery
At a regular meeting the city council voted to have John W. Hall survey and estimate the cost of a four inch water line to the cemetery. The move begins the plan to provide irrigation water for the cemetery trees around the enclosure. John G. Jackson presided in Mayor Bateman’s absence.
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John W. Hall
H. W. Bateman
John G. Jackson
Stock Inspector Says Teton Climate Less Harsh Than Expected
J. C. Taylor deputy stock inspector, home from Chester County, reports Teton climate milder than feared and compares returning from the highline to a trip to California. He notes severe winter damage on local farms with deep snow crust hindering feed, some starving horses, and persistent jackrabbit populations. Mrs Lewis Thompson visited Falls Tuesday for relatives and business.
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J. C. Taylor
Chester
Teton
Highline
California
Taylor
Teton Solons Home for Week End
Senator T O Larson and Representative J E Hodgskiss of Teton returned home for the weekend, noting a quiet session with battles anticipated over teachers pensions and a Hodgskiss bill for state oil refining. Other items include senate probes into Secretary of State Stewart and governor appointee hearings, and bills on omitting writs in nominations and county matters.
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Teton Solons
T.O. Larson
J. E.hodgskiss
Teton
Hodgskiss
Foot
House
Helena
Senate
Montana
Lewis & Clark
Butte
Fort Benton
Great Falls
Three Forks
Erickson
National Assembly
C. T. Stewart
Kane
Wuerthner
Cascade
Committee of the Whole
Hodgskiss of
Teton and
Doe
Town Team Beats Great Falls Bootleggers In Close Clash
Choteau's town team defeated the Great Falls Bootleggers 23 to 17 last Saturday. Ashley scored 16 of Choteau's 27 points as the locals built an early 6-2 lead and held it. Next, Choteau hosts the Huskies in a doubleheader with the girls’ game between Teton and Augusta preceding it.
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Choteau
Great Falls
Ashley
Huskies
Teton
Augusta
Tractor Schools Spark Interest in Case Machinery
Strong interest in power farming drew Te ton county farmers to a two day Case tractor school at the Royal theater. About 85 to 100 attendees learned from three Case experts on tractor design fuels lubrication and combines with lantern slides and motion pictures. Several Case tractors were reportedly sold as a result of the meetings.
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Case
Teton County
Royal Theater
Case Co
T. A. Meagher
Kroll
Hise
Mr. Briggs
Mr. Kroll
Mr. Hise
McCormick Deering Tractor School Attracts Hundreds In Teton County
More than two hundred farmers attended a tractor school in the Power-Morgan Co. building with three International Harvester representatives from Helena. J A Michaels Frank R Brown and Nick Nicholson led demonstrations on tractor service and use, noting local dealers ensure repair support. Power-Morgan Co. reports 13 tractors sold as a result.
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I. H.C
McCormick-Deering
Teton County
Power-Morgan Co
I. FH. C
Helena
International Harvester Co
J. 4. Michaels
Frank R. Brown
Nick Nicholson
Power- Morgan Company
Land Prices Rise in Pendroy Area
J M Ryan of Pendroy says land in the Pendroy section of northern Teton county is in demand and changing hands at high prices. The top closing price reported is 40 dollars per acre, with Ryan and A F Mavity discussing western royalties in Chateau.
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Ryan
Pendroy
Teton County
J. M. Ryan
Great Falls
Farmers’ State Bank of
A. F. Mavity
Western States Royalty Co
Mr. Ryan
Thirty-One Teton Farmers Named to Conference Committees
A district agricultural conference to be held in Great Falls February 28 and March 1 will include thirty-one Teton county men and women on six committees. District reps from nine counties will study production and marketing of farm products to guide future agricultural enterprises. Committees cover grains and forage, livestock, dairying, poultry, horticulture, and land utilization.
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Teton County
Montana
State College Extension Department
Great Falls
Robert R. Clarkson
J. R. Jones
Pendrey
College Extension Service
Teton
Glacier
Toole
Pondera
Cascade
Judith Basin
Fergus
Lewis, & Clark
Chouteau
John A. Wilson
Stanford
Pendroy
G. B. Ziegler
Bob
J. C. Morgan
Choteau
Jack Thompson
Power
Goodwin Odden
Dutton
C. M. Storm
J. A. Baart
W. W. Cole
Fairfield
C. Wilson Gray
Edwin Burfening
Bynum
James Peebles
Earl Woods
Henry Radcliffe
Robert Clarson
W. E. Daley
C. O. Juelfs
R. E. Nelson
W. D. Jones
N. W. Edwards
Collins
Geo. O. Sanford
High School Notes on Vocational Congress and Contests
Mr Johnson took Lloyd Wieser Miles Standish Frank Gordon and Frank Malone to the vocational congress and stock judging contest at Bozeman this week and they expect to return about Saturday. High school faculty run Mr Johnson's classes in his absence. Miss King rural supervisor arrived Tuesday and will stay three or four days. Teton boys lost to Centerville 27 to 15. Chateau team handicapped by a small floor. Seniors are ordering graduation announcements cards rings and pins. Operetta practice has started strongly with plans for a full production.
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Mr. Johnson
Lloyd Wieser
Miles Standish
Frank Gordon
Frank Malone
Vocational Congress
Bozeman
Miss King
Teton
Centerville
Chateau
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Teton Boys
Ewis Thompson
L. A. Foot
Canaada
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Jassen House
Lucy A. Curran
Roosevelt County
Assembly
Congress
Billings
Falls
New State Normal College
T. Q O. Larson
Billings School
Monased Vocational School
Fort Assiniboine
Greater University
Great Falls Normal
Rowe
E. Furlong
M. Furlong
Ross
Gutenburg
Whitley
Midgett
Hanson
Gray
Harry Moore
Walter Cohoe
J. RR. Jones
First National Bank
Citizens State Bank
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